Guest guest Report post Posted February 5, 1999 Hi again Now that this list is alive and kicking, I'd like to start the ball rolling about something else. One thing I am having difficulty with here is learning Breath of Fire. Do any of you have techniques for learning this that worked for you? Gordon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 5, 1999 Hi Gordon, You wrote: >One thing I am having difficulty with here is learning Breath of Fire. Do >any of you have techniques for learning this that worked for you? I like the explanation pasted below. For me starting in slow motion with slow inhalations and exhalations helped me to get all the parts coordinated before picking up speed. Good luck! --Ori Breath of Fire One of the breaths used in Kundalini Yoga: Sit comfortably with a straight spine. Rest your hands on your knees, palms up, with your fingers in gyan mudra (touching the tips of the index fingers to the tips of the thumbs). Breathe fairly rapidly (about 2 or 3 breaths per second) through your nose, while you pump your navel point and abdomen-- pulling them sharply inward on the exhale, and pushing them out during the inhale. Your chest should be relaxed. When you're finished, inhale deeply and hold the breath while you pull the energy up into your higher centers. Then exhale and relax. This is a balanced breath with no emphasis on either the inhale or the exhale. Try thinking of it as one continuous breath being pulled in and out. You won't hyperventilate if you don't breathe through your mouth. Start practicing breath of fire for no more than three minutes at a time and work up to 31 minutes or more. --Tantric numerology by Dr. Guruchander Singh Khalsa, D.C. p. 121 ori Kundalini Resources on the Web http://www.eskimo.com/~ori/kundalini.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 5, 1999 Breath of Fire and Alternate Nostril Breathing is great to awaken Kundalini. The first sign that you are doing everything correctly occurs when you have obtained breath through both nostrils(Energy will then flow through Sushumna) Typically the breath will cycle from one nostril to the other(corresponding to the energy going up through either the Ida or Pingala chanels). Different lobes of the brain will become more active depending on which nostril is open. During orgasm both nostrils become active and the energy runs through the sushumna for a short period, that is why I believe a lot texts relate union with God with orgasms. In the progress of yoga at one point, both nostrils should remain constantly active at all times. This is the time massive amounts of Prana will be accumalated and I believe the energy will start moving up the Sushumna channel and all the Chakras will become cleansed. Om Shanti John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 6, 1999 Hi Ori That certainly seems to be clear enough. I'll give it a go and see how I get on. Thanks again for your help. Ciao Gordon >Ori <ori > >Hi Gordon, >You wrote: >>One thing I am having difficulty with here is learning Breath of Fire. Do >>any of you have techniques for learning this that worked for you? > >I like the explanation pasted below. For me starting in slow motion >with slow inhalations and exhalations helped me to get all the parts >coordinated before picking up speed. Good luck! >--Ori > >Breath of Fire >One of the breaths used in Kundalini Yoga: > >Sit comfortably with a straight spine. Rest your hands on your >knees, palms up, with your fingers in gyan mudra (touching the >tips of the index fingers to the tips of the thumbs). Breathe >fairly rapidly (about 2 or 3 breaths per second) through your >nose, while you pump your navel point and abdomen-- pulling >them sharply inward on the exhale, and pushing them out during >the inhale. Your chest should be relaxed. When you're finished, >inhale deeply and hold the breath while you pull the energy up >into your higher centers. Then exhale and relax. > >This is a balanced breath with no emphasis on either the inhale >or the exhale. Try thinking of it as one continuous breath >being pulled in and out. You won't hyperventilate if you don't >breathe through your mouth. Start practicing breath of fire >for no more than three minutes at a time and work up to 31 minutes >or more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
